YeeHaw!!!
All that action, tension and a suprise boot as well?
Break out my "Snuff-o-matic 3000"!!!
Wha...?
Oh.
Sorry for the scare everyone. I got a little bit ahead of myself.
You must believe me when I tell you that I'm getting really excited over the possibility of being able to press that "on" button. The whoosh of the 25horsepower flame-swallowing engine. If ever anyone had suffered from Snuffer-Envy, it's probably over this beautiful piece of machinery.

However, what doesn't go my way generally means it does go yours.

For instance, this week was the final week of probation. I bet a lot of you are thankful for that.
Unfortunately, for most of you, it was your last week of safety.
The game is now in full blown bootation mode. Meaning a couple of things.
Firstly, there is no more cap to the maximum number of Safe-Listed Survivors. So you may list as many or as few as you want.
Secondly, and more importantly, you can no longer get stuck with a bootee on your safe-list or you yourself will be booted. At that point it's off to LoserLodge with you.

Unless, of course, you are one of these 18 players listed below.
Who, if you all remember, already won the HeroTwin ProbationExtention:

alwaysintruble ~ Yes
coolbluepig ~ Yes
Das Mole ~ Yes
DearAbby ~ Yes
Femme ~ Yes
Flowerpower ~ Yes
Higgs ~ Yes
Kermit the Vixen ~ Yes
kingfish ~ Yes
Kobrien_fan ~ Yes
LookeeLoo ~ Yes
lvoetulips ~ Yes
MJewel ~ Yes
RudyRules ~ Yes
Scarlett O Hara ~ Yes
smokedog ~ Yes
tvgeek ~ Yes
yensid ~ Yes
You folks still have 1 more opportunity to freely escape tribal council.
Some of you won't need it but, this can come in handy if you are still unsure about the possible bootees, which is the way it's shaping up, or are just in need of some time to re-orient yourself with strategies.
For RedInkers, this is possibly another week to get huge scores. Take advantage of that.
The only restriction you eighteen have is that the cap on the maximum number of safe-listed Survivors is still in effect and it drops to 10. If you go over, I will only take the first 10 listed.

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Wk 2 Results

OH MAYA! Were we fooled or what?
Poor Morgan was not the only person who was blindsided by her boot.
In fact, if this game weren't in a probationary period, I'd have used my snuffer a total of ...err...umm... easier just to tell you there would only be 9 players left to play the game this week.
There were a select few though that managed to get comparitively good scores by miraculously managing to exclude Morgan and Lydia from their safe-lists.

Boot: Morgan, -24
Votes: Lydia, -3
Immunity: Nakum, +3; Yaxha, -2
SecretWord: "Giveaway", or a variation of...
When I posted the pre-season thread I hid the first secret word. Which most of you figured out it was "twist".
Also when I posted the Results of the first Secret Word I purposefully pluralized "SecretWords". Hoping it would set off some alarm bells.
However as to the Wk 2 secret word you would've had to concentrate on the actual name of the image.
Clue: members.cox.net/tryphyl/ABCThreadGraphics/Giveaway.jpg
Alas, only 3 of the players got even remotely close. If anyone had posted the word giveaway or a variation of, for instance; giving or give, they were rewarded with 5 points.
I feel I was awfully generous with the secret word for week 2. I can't promise to be so, in the future.
MayaBonusResults:
The 2 runes of importance this week were Transformation and Jaguar. Don't feel too badly if you didn't correctly pick any of the SilverRunes.
This was only the second week in a three week bonus, so you'll all get one more chance.
For those that have, a list of your runes follows. What they mean will be explained next week. So keep them in a safe place.

Running Rune Tally:

lvoetulips ~ star/seed/transformation/jaguar
kingfish ~ star/seed/transformation/jaguar
LookeeLoo ~ star/seed/transformation/jaguar
mimo ~ star/seed/transformation/jaguar
tvgeek ~ star/transformation/jaguar
smokedog ~ star/transformation/jaguar
Survivor Maniac ~ star/transformation/jaguar
GuessItRains ~ star/transformation/jaguar
Das Mole ~ star/jaguar
mckelviej ~ seed/transformation/jaguar
kircon ~ seed/transformation/jaguar
DearAbby ~ seed/transformation/jaguar
dreamerbeliever ~ seed/transformation/jaguar
sisyphus ~ star/seed
Mo0 ~ star/transformation
whoami ~ star/transformation
MJewel ~ star/jaguar
Molaholic ~ seed/transformation
Flowerpower ~ seed/transformation
byoffer ~ seed/transformation
Scarlett O Hara ~ transformation/jaguar
RudyRules ~ transformation/jaguar
Higgs ~ transformation/jaguar
Kobrien_fan ~ transformation/jaguar
LibraRising ~ transformation/jaguar
Lolly ~ transformation/jaguar
alwaysintruble ~ transformation/jaguar
MacabreMasquerade ~ star
Ontheroadagain ~ seed
adricharlie ~ seed
emydi ~ seed
yensid ~ transformation
oz4ever ~ transformation

Scoreboard Synopsis:

Movers and Shakers:
Scarlett O Hara and JohnMc both manage to get the weekly high score with 29 apiece. RudyRules follows very closely behind with 27. And just a few points behind that is kingfish with 24. This all means alot more to these four as there were a lot of negative scores this week. Not all of them RedInk either.
Because of the high number of MorganPickers including last weeks leader smokedog, Scarlett O Hara manages to snag her old throne. JohnMc also takes full advantage of this disparity in scores and shoots up 15 spots to claim 2nd place. Not to be out done are kingfish and RudyRules both of whom are 4th and 3rd respectively. RudyRules with a 16 spot jump and kingfish with an amazing 18 spot jump up the scoreboard. Rounding out the top 5 is another past winner GuessItRains who climbs 9 spots himself.

On the RedEnd...
The suprise boot messed up the redinkers game as well. The battle between Emydi and alwaysintruble has subsided a bit this week. As both got relatively low scores. Even though alwaysintruble takes away the bottomspot from Emydi their scores are still very close. Neither of them did as well as molaholic did though. He managed to name a few more Survivors then most of the redinkers but happened to also include Morgan on his list, scoring a respectable -22. Unlike his moletwin, DasMole. Who managed to name quite a few Survivors but missed the big negative scores by not having Morgan. Unfortunately, DasMole goes the wrong direction this week. Newly labeled RedInker kircon does show some promise with a weekly score of -5. Just like alwaysintruble received.

Scores:
Rank (previous rank) Player ~ weekly score (previous score) = Total Score
1. (5)Scarlett O Hara ~ 29 (33) =62

2. (17)JohnMc ~ 29 (30) =59

3. (19)RudyRules ~ 27 (28) =55

4. (22)kingfish ~ 24 (26) =50

5. (14)GuessItRains ~ 8 (31) =39

6. (1)smokedog ~ 0 (38) =38

7. (5)Kermit the Vixen ~ 3 (33) =36
(5)dreamerbeliever ~ 3 (33) =36
(5)LookeeLoo ~ 3 (33) =36

10. (2)Higgs ~ 1 (34) =35
(2)Survivor Maniac ~ 1 (34) =35

12. (14)MJewel ~ 3 (31) =34

13. (17)mckelviej ~ 3 (30) =33

14. (5)Kobrien_fan ~ -2 (33) =31

15. (5)byoffer ~ -3 (33) =30

16. (5)tvgeek ~ -4 (33) =29
(5)Flowerpower ~ -4 (33) =29
(5)yensid ~ -4 (33) =29
(19)lvoetulips ~ 1 (28) =29
(14)DearAbby ~ -2 (31) =29

21. (2)coolbluepig ~ NoEntry ~ -7 (34) =27
(22)Rebel Crown ~ 1 (26) =27

23. (19)whoami ~ -2 (28) =26

24. (27)LibraRising ~ 3 (21) =24

25. (26)oz4ever ~ -1 (24) =23

26. (22)sisyphus ~ -4 (26) =22
(22)Lolly ~ -4 (26) =22

28. (30)mimo ~ -6 (18) =12

29. (28)Ontheroadagain ~ -9 (20) =11

30. (31)kircon ~ -5 (15) =10

31. (28)Mo0 ~ -13 (20) =7

32. (32)adricharlie ~ NoEntry ~ -6 (6) =0
(34)Femme ~ NoEntry ~ 0 (0) =0

34. (33)MacabreMasquerade ~ -6 (5) =-1

35. (36)Das Mole ~ 12 (-24) =-12

36. (35)Molaholic ~ -22 (3) =-19

37. (38)emydi ~ -1 (-30) =-31

38. (37)alwaysintruble ~ -5 (-30) =-35

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Wk 3 Entry

By the light of a bright star the young group of castaways trudges their way through jaguar infested forests.
The only clue they've been given...?Make that 8 clues. 4 remain.
"Make an offering of a single maize seed to the monkey god."
But where is the monkey god? Which direction is his house? Does he even have a house?
Just then, the god of transformation appears and with a single clap of his hands the earth raises up, pushing trees and brush aside and revealing a long path leading off into the horizon. When the dust finally settles the castaways set out in the night to do their duty.
From the heavens the HeroTwins smile.
Sound familiar? It should. Now pay attention.

For most of you the ABC has now switched into serious mode. Safe-listed Bootees will result in a snuffing of your torch. That's your warning.
As a result, I am no longer able to restrict your maximum number of Survivors so feel free to list as many as you want.
Unless of course you are one of the lucky 18 with the HeroTwin ProbationExtension. You folks can only list a maximum of 10 Survivors. (Again, if you go over, I will only take the first 10 listed.)
Yet, you won't feel the shame of a snuffing if you get the bootee on your lists.

Safe-List: mandatory
Your list of Survivors who will not get a vote at TribalCouncil.

TribalImmunity: non-mandatory
Which tribe wins the Immunity challenge.

SecretWord: non-mandatory
Put the secret word anywhere in your entry and win.

MayaBonus: non-mandatory
Last week to play this "challenge". Everyone is allowed to play.
"Collecting Runes"
Your only duty is to pick 4 runes out of the following 10 RandomRunes.

If for some reason the images don't show up...
1. deer
2. eagle
3. monkey
4. night
5. storm
6. snake
7. crocodile
8. earth
9. offering
10. reed

Out of each group of Runes only a few will be worth something. So pick carefully.
I'd say that there is no rhyme or reason to your choices but I'd be lying.
So for now ... Choose your four last runes to take with you on your journey. We'll see if they bring you fortune or famine.
Good Luck!!!
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Tribes: Nakum and Yaxha
:
Amy / Blake / Brandon / Brian / Brianna / Brooke / BobbyJon / Cindy / Danni / Gary / Jamie / Judd / Lydia / Margaret / Rafe / Stephenie

Sample Entry:
SafeList:
Amy / Danni / Gary / Lydia / Rafe / Cindy / Brandon / Blake / Jamie / Brian
Immunity:
Yaxha
SecretWordBonus:
Oh Maya God!
MayaBonus:
deer / monkey / snake / crocodile

the tribe has spoken
* I have a severely abnormal attraction to messages hidden with the use of "invisible ink". Please note that this feature will be used at any time. Adjust strategies accordingly.

* I have the ability to hide things in previous threads that are only relevant in the current thread. Again, adjust your strategies accordingly.

* I also have a little bit of pull with the spirit twins, believe me when I tell you, they are on my side.

* Femme!!! Where did you go? No really? Where did you go?

* Calling coolbluepig! Where did you go CBP? Aside from the ABC, there's a game in TARFanatics that needs you.

* I can't tell you how proud I am of everyone who stepped up their word counts. Even if you didn't actually get the secret word. (Honestly, do you think I'd just give it away like that?)
Regardless, it's great to see how many people are determined this season. Plus, all the made up words give me great chuckles.

* Your doing just fine Macabre, no need to worry about an early exit.

* Good for you, oz4ever. The ABC game stragtegies take a little bit of getting used to but you seem to be getting the hang of things.

* Kermit the Nefarious?! I like it!

* Ooh. Libra. You are getting paranoid. Take a deep breath. And try on some dresses. As it's looking like Femme may be AWOL. You may have to stand in.

* lvoetulips, you are sooo sweet. Thanks for the kind words.

* JohnMc, sorry for the Scat-Chat comment. You mentioned something about "prunes" and I just RAN with it. By the way, you should reserve a room in the Lodge, if you're so sure about your demise.

* dreamerbeliever, thanks for being so conscietious about edits. But just to let you know, your edit was done before the "GracePeriod" deadline and you came out unscathed.

* Das Mole, or can I call you Das Mann!!! (Thanks for taking over the LOD.) Sorry, bout your score this week.

* YeeHaw! RudyRules! I haven't seen these kind of scores out of you in a couple of seasons. Back in fighting form, no doubt!

* Awww...RebelCrown...So sorry to hear about your pooch. I have a new puppy myself and rue the eventual day that I lose my little Cooper-pooper. Until then, I smother him with smoochs.

* MJewel, I lvoe your new siggie!

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Da Rules:
Objective:
Every week you will post a "safe list" of survivors still in the game.
How many is up to you. Pick as few or as many as you want. Just know, your flirting with disaster the more survivors you include.
For each survivor who does not get votes you will get points.
If you happen to name a survivor who gets votes I will take away points for every vote cast.
Anytime after the 2nd week and you list a bootee. I will boot you from the game.
I will also pose, in each new entry thread, up to 3 non-mandatory questions. Each question will be worth a different value and will vary in difficulty. They are not mandatory though.
Non-Mandatory questions:
Immunity:
Each week, if you choose to do so, you can take a guess at who will win Immunity. For every episode with tribes I will ask that you name a tribe to win. When the survivors merge I will begin asking for individual immunity. Point values will change when this happens.
SecretWord Bonus:
Each week a secret word will be chosen. Your duty is to include the word in your entry.
MayaBonus:
Every week I will post an extra bonus question. When, where, why, how, what will be up to me. I like to suprise people so I suggest staying vigilant and alert. The nature of these questions will change all the time, so will the point values.

Basic Point Values:
Each survivor who does not receive votes will be worth 2 points.
Each survivor who receives votes will be be worth -3 points per vote. This includes the booted survivor. This does not include quitters or people who do not receive votes but leave the show anyway.
Tribal Immunity will be worth 3 points if correct. -2 if incorrect.
Individual Immunity will be worth 6 points if corrrect. -3 if incorrect.
SecretWordBonus will be worth 5 points. 0 if incorrect. (-5 for RedInk)
MayaBonus:
Maya Discretion

Deadlines:
Game Deadline:
Anyone can enter the game but only during the first 3 weeks. Week 4 the game will be closed to new entrants.
ProbationaryPeriod lasts for only the first 2 weeks. After that I will boot you if you have a bootee on your safe-list.
Entry Deadline:
Pre-Snews/On-Time entries are accepted until Wednesday at 11:59pm et. and will get 2 free point if no edits are made after the wednesday deadline.
Grace Period entries are accepted between the Wednesday deadline and Thursdays showtime. 7:59pm et. Anyone entering during GracePeriod will automatically receive a penalty of -5 points.
Any Entries made (or edited) after the Thursday showtime will not be counted.
If a player misses making an entry. I will use their previous weeks "safe list" as their new entry. (No Immunity or Bonuses)

REDINK subtleties:
If you decide to answer the bonus questions, they should come with messages of intention for negative points. If you don't verify your intentions I will "assume" you wanted positive points.
If you want to enter early, don't want to edit and still want the -5 points for posting late, simply title your post as "AutomaticPenalty" or "GracePeriodEntry"